Concerro Expands Into Hospital Incident Management

San Diego-based Concerro, the developer of Web-based software that enables nurses in 200 U.S. hospitals to bid for shifts, says it has acquired all the assets and intellectual property related... Read more »

ParAccel Lands $22 Million in VC Funding

ParAccel, which has offices in Cupertino, CA, and San Diego, says it has raised $22 million in a Series C round of venture funding. The company provides database management system for data... Read more »

Backchannelmedia Clicks to Market

Boston-based Backchannelmedia said this week that it’s moving from an extended period of beta testing to launching commercial operations in the New York area. The company, whose motto is “TV and... Read more »

Auriga Lands $2.75 Million

Lowell, MA-based Auriga Measurement Systems says it has raised $2.75 million in additional seed funding. The wireless instrumentation and design company delivers test equipment for high-frequency, high-powered RF microwave front-ends. The... Read more »

The DivX Story: From Downloading ‘The Matrix’ to Watching it on All Three Screens

DivX is a codec that packs large video files into a smaller size. It’s also the San Diego company that has commercialized the technology.

CEO Kevin Hell talks of DivX moving... Read more »

Raj Krishnan: Moving From Cancer Diagnosis Innovation to a Business

What recourse does an entrepreneur have when there is no venture capital for a start-up with a truly promising invention? At San Diego’s Biological Dynamics, 27-year-old founder Raj Krishnan’s solution is... Read more »

Display Technology That Shines Like Butterfly Wings, Venture Capital Resets Business, Promising Start-Ups Recognized, & More San Diego BizTech News

San Diego has retained its status among the country’s top regions for innovation, but the hometown venture community is contracting to the point where venture funding is back where it was... Read more »

E&Y Names Local Entrepreneurs of the Year

Ernst & Young has named Quake Global CEO Polina Braunstein as its San Diego regional High Technology Entrepreneur of the year. Quake Global makes palm-sized satellite transponders for tracking purposes. Ernst... Read more »

Three Local Biotechs Raising Cash

Three San Diego-based biopharmaceutical startups have been raising capital, according to recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

—Valor Medical, which was founded in 2007, has... Read more »

Craig Venter Has Algae Biofuel in Synthetic Genomics’ Pipeline

When renowned genome scientist J. Craig Venter spoke at San Diego’s Connect’s Innovation Summit two months ago, he focused mostly on creating genetically engineered microbes that consume coal to produce natural gas. But a... Read more »

Seattle Passes Boston in High-Tech Center Ranking; San Diego at #7

Seattle, the Washington D.C. area, and Orange County have moved up in Milken Institute’s ranking of top high-tech center areas in North America. From 2003 to 2007, Seattle passed Boston and... Read more »

Nanogen Lays Off 89

After filing last month for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, San Diego rapid molecular diagnostic products maker Nanogen has moved to lay off 89 employees by July 14, according to the website GenomeWeb. The... Read more »

Qualcomm Opens Mirasol Display Plant

San Diego’s Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) says it has commenced operations at its mirasol display fabrication facility in Taiwan, which the wireless technology giant operates with Foxlink, a leading device manufacturer. Qualcomm... Read more »

Early Cancer Diagnosis Startup Wins Entrepreneur Challenge

A biotechnology company aiming to revolutionize early-stage cancer screening last night won the UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge. Biological Dynamics, led by bioengineering PhD student and CEO Raj Krishnan and... Read more »

Cricket Refinances Debt and Raises Cash, KESDEE Moves to mLearning from eLearning, Good Technology Buys Intercasting, & More San Diego BizTech News

In the short week after Memorial Day, we got a little European literature with tips on bootstrapping, Medsphere got some venture funding, and Good Technology got a San Diego startup, among... Read more »

$21.4M for Tandem Diabetes

Insulin pump developer Tandem Diabetes Care has raised $21.4 million in a $52.3 million financial round, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. San Diego-based Tandem specializes... Read more »

Chumby Raises $3M

Chumby Industries has raised $3 million through a combination of debt and security offerings, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The San Diego company makes a... Read more »

Nokia CEO Says the Door to U.S. Market is in San Diego

Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo says San Diego plays a key role in the Finnish mobile phone giant’s plans to stage a comeback in the U.S. market. Kallasvuo was questioned by Wall... Read more »

Sterilizable RFID Tags Validated

San Diego-based Awarepoint says an independent medical laboratory has tested and validated its sterlizable RFID tags, which are designed to provide hospitals real time location tracking information about patients and medical... Read more »

San Diego’s KESDEE Prepares to Move to mLearning

KESDEE calls itself world’s largest eLearning company for money managers. The San Diego company provides state-of-the-art financial education and training for professionals, and it is taking its digital headstart to new... Read more »